Garment-stretcher



F. W, BOGNAR. GARMENT STRETGHER.

APPLIGATION FILED SEPT. 23, 1910.

Patented Sept. 9, 1913. I

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F. W. BOGNAR. GARMENT STRETGHER. APPLICATION FILED SEPT. 23, 1910.

Patented Sept. 9, 1913.

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UNITED srA'rEs Pn lENT oFFIoE.

FRANK W. .BOGNAR, OF VVILLIAMSPORT, PENNSYLVANIA.

GARMENT-STRETCHER.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, FRANK W. BOGNAR, a citizen of the United States,residing at WVilliamsport, in the'county of Lycoming, State ofPennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inGarment-Stretchers; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full,clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enableothers skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use thesame.

This invention relates to garment stretchers.

The object of the invention resides in the provision of a device of thecharacter named which will be simple in construction, eflicient in use,and easy of operation.

A further object of the invention resides in the provision of a garmentstretcher which may be easily adjusted so as to be operable inconnection with trousers of different lengths and in which the separateleg stretching elements of the device may be adjusted toward and awayfrom each other.

With the above and other objects in view the invention consists in thedetails of construction and in the arrangement and combination of partsto be hereinafter more fully described'and particularly pointed out inthe appended claims.

In describing the invention in detail reference will be had to theaccompanying drawings wherein like characters of reference denotecorresponding parts in the several views; and in which Figure 1, is aside elevation of the device with the stretching bars in closed orcollapsed position; Fig. 2, a side elevation of the device showing thestretching bars in full lines in the position they would occupy justprevious to their insertion in a trouser leg, and in dotted lines in theposition they would occupy after said stretcher bars have been insertedin the trouser legs and operated to stretching position. Fig. 3, a frontelevation of the device with the leg sections thereof shown in fulllines in closed or con tracted position, and in dotted lines in expandedposition; Fig. 4, a plan view of the device: and Fig. 5, a section onthe line 5 of Fig. 4.

Referring to the drawings the device is shown as comprising a head A.This head is formed of a central block which has secured to its frontand rear faces plates 11 and 12; said plates extending at each endSpecification-of Letters Patent.

Application filed September 23, 1910.

Patented Sept. 9, 1913. Serial No. 583,468.

beyond the ends of the block 10. J ournaled between the extending endsof the plates 11 and 12 are rollers 13 and 14. Rotatably mounted in eachof the rollers 13 and 14 is a threaded stem 15 which has fixed on itsupper end a thumb piece 16 whereby said stem may be convenientlyrotated. The rollers 13 and 14 are each recessed as at 17 on their lowersides around the stem 15 and in this recess is disposed one end of atubular member .18 and through which latter the threaded stem 15projects. Telescoping within the outer end of the tubular member 18 is asecond tubular member 19, the inner end of whose bore is threaded and inengagement with the threaded stem 15. By this construction it will beapparent that as the threaded-stem 15 tion the tubular member 19 will bemoved into the tubular member 18, while a reverse rotation of the stem15 will move the tubu lar member 19 out of the tubular member 18.

Mounted on each of the tubular members 18 in a fixed manner, is a collar20 while a sleeve 21 is slidably mounted on each of the tubular members19. Pivotally connected to each of the collars 20 at diametricallyopposite points are the ends of toggle levers 22 and 23, while togglelevers 24 and 25 have one of their ends pivotally connected to thesleeve 21 at diametrically opposite points in the latter. Pivoted toeach of the toggle levers 22 and 24 at their free ends are stretcherbars 26 which taper toward their outer edges. Likewise pivoted to thefree ends of the toggle levers 23 and 25 are stretcher bars 27 whichalso taper toward their outer edges. Each of the tubular members 19 isprovided at its outer end with a flange 28 and seated upon this flangeand encircling said tubular member is a spring 29. A ring 30 is slidablymounted upon each tubular member 19 and rests upon the spring 29.

In order to institute the use of the device the sleeves 21 are movedfrom the position shown in Fig. 1 to the position shown in full lines inFig. 2. This, as will be apparent, will move the bars 26 and 27 awayfrom the tubular members 18 and 19 and dispose the sleeves 21 againstthe rings 30 and resiliently support said sleeves upon thesprings 29.hen in this position the leg sections of the device are inserted in therespective legs of the.trousers and pushed smartly therein. When the legsections are is rotated in one direcsite points toggle levers s4. and35.

thus disposed the threaded stems 15 are rotated through the medium ofrespective thumb pieces 16 so as to draw the tubular members 19 inwardlyof respective tubular members 18. During this movement of the tubularmembers 19 the springs 29 will be compressed and strive to force thesleeves 21 upwardly on respective tubular members 19 and thus expand thebars 26 and 27 so as to effect the desired stretching of the trouserslegs. It will of course be noted that the farther into the tubularmembers 18 the tubular members 19 move, the greater the stretching forceexerted upon the bars 26 and 2*? by the spring 29. In order to move theleg sections of the device toward and away from each other a handle 31is rotatably mounted in the block 10 and is provided with a threadedextension 32; disposed between the tubular members 18, Fixed on theextension 32 and engaging the lower side of the block 10 is, a nut 32"where by said extension is held against disengagement from the block.Threaded on the threaded extension is a collar 33 which has pivotedthereto at diametrically oppoon the outer end of one of the tubularmembers 18 is fixed a collar Elli-to which is pivotally con nected thetoggle lever 35 while on the outer end of the other tubular member 18 isfixed a collar 37 which is pivotally connected with the toggle lever 34.By this construction it will be apparent that as handie 31 is rotated inone direction the leg sections of the device will be moved away fromeach other while a reversed rota-tion'of said handle will move sald legsections toward each other.

What I claim is: v I 1. A garment stretcher comprising a head providedwith a rotatable handle, 'a rotatable member carried by said head ateach end, a rod supported by'each rotatable memher for movementtherewith, a threadedextension on said handle disposed between saidrods, a threaded collar mounted on said extension, a toggle leverconnecting said collar with each of said rods whereby the rotation ofthe handle will move said rods toward and away from each other, and apair of leach of said rods stretcher bars connected to each of said rodson opposite sides thereo respectively and adapted for movement towardand away from the rods.

2. A garment stretcher comprising a head provided with a handle, a pairof rods sup ported by said head, means for moving said rods toward andaway from each other, a collar fixed to each of said rods at their upperends, a sleeve slidably mounted upon below said collar, a

stretcher bar dlsposed on opposite sides of.

each rod, and toggle levers connecting each of said bars to said collarand to said sleeve.

3, A garment stretcher comprising a head provided-with a handle, a pairof rods supported by said head, each of said rods conprising a tubularupper member, a tubular lower'member telescoping within said uppermember and having the upper end off its bore threaded, threaded stemextending through the upper tubular member and engaging the threadedupper end of the lower tubular member whereby the rotation of said stemwill move the lower tubular mem her into and out of the upper tubularmemher, a stretcher bar mounted on opposite sides of each ofsaid rods,and toggle levers connecting said bars to the upper and lower tubularmembers ofsaid rods respectively.

4. A garment stretcher comprising a head provided with a handle, a pairof rods sup.- ported by said head, means for moving said rods toward andaway from each other, a collar fixed to each of said rods at their up.-per ends, a sleeve slidably mounted. upon each of said rods below saidcollar, a stretcher bar disposed on opposite sides of each rod, togglelevers connecting each of said stretcher bars to said collar and to saidsleeve, a flange on the lower end of each rod, and a s ring encirclingeach red at the lower end an having one end in engagement with saidflange and its other end adapted to be series this Patent m y be attaned lit i e eth bi e eri the e nies en 2-.

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